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The deployment of Canadian troops to support the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali represents a formidable challenge, says Aisha…
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A survey by World Action on Salt and Health and University of Toronto Professor Mary L’Abbé's lab has found that 73 per cent of Canadian breads…
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International activists and scholars are gathering at the University of Toronto this week to explore how women are using new media and…
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The cost of a life-saving drug to treat cystinosis – a rare disease affecting probably 100 people across Canada – is soon to rise from $10,000 per…
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New University of Toronto research has found that the rocky object that puzzled scientists by barrelling through our solar system seemingly out of…
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Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown that women who struggle to afford food are less able to sustain breastfeeding than those who are…
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A University of Toronto startup that lets consumers virtually try on makeup, hair and other beauty products has been scooped up by the world’s biggest…
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The MD Program’s Community of Support (CoS) will welcome nearly 300 aspiring physicians when it hosts its second annual IGNITE Conference this…
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In 1960, South African police wielding submachine guns opened fire on protesters demonstrating against apartheid laws. The massacre of 69…
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Setsuko Thurlow was only 13 years old on the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. She climbed out from under the…
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Representatives from Fujitsu Limited visited the University of Toronto this week to officially launch the Fujitsu Co-Creation Research…
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For about four decades, Donald (Don) Dwight Evans taught philosophy at the University of Toronto, continuing to lead small seminars into his…